China Eastern plane crash likely intentional ----------------------------------------------------- U.S. investigators believe someone in the cockpit deliberately crashed a China Eastern flight in March, in what was China’s deadliest aviation disaster for 28 years, according to media reports ----------------------------------------------------- Mar 21: Boeing 737-800 crashes in mountains of southern Guangxi, killing all 123 passengers and nine crew ----------------------------------------------------- CHINA YUNNAN VIETNAM GUANGXI Guangzhou: Due to land at 15:05 Kunming: Plane departs at 13:11 local time GUANGDONG Last known signal at 14:22 200km 125 miles ----------------------------------------------------- Flight MU5735 altitude (Thousand feet) 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 13:16 time Plane cruising at typical altitude of 29,100ft before sudden plunge 14:22 ----------------------------------------------------- Data from one of plane’s “black box” flight recorders suggests someone – possibly pilot, or intruder in cockpit – input orders to send plane into nosedive ----------------------------------------------------- Both black boxes sent to U.S. for analysis ----------------------------------------------------- Sources: Wall Street Journal, FlightRadar24 © GRAPHIC NEWS words: 142